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which wire is aux?

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which colour wire in the factory harness is aux?
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there's an aux?
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LOL

The AUX wire is to connect something OTHER than you car's factory equipment. Hence the AUX
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haha opppppppsy I mean the accessory I'm soorry hahahha
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RS_OBD'oh_2 wrote:LOL

The AUX wire is to connect something OTHER than you car's factory equipment. Hence the AUX
Lol, yes, I know what an AUX is. My Pioneer has 2 8)

I didn't think there was any auxilary in the stock system. Maybe something with the add-in CD player and/or CD changer, but I wouldn't bother.
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Yea maybe, how is your amp set up? Cause right now mine is always on so I installed a switch but if I found the acces for the radio it would just turn on and off by itself
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Wait a sec here.. are you looking for the accessory power? AKA switched? LOL

Get a $5.00 volt meter and check your power w/ car off and then in the on position. It sould be one of the 2 power wires going to the deck already. If I can recall... there should be a red (constant and fused) and yellow (switched) power to the harness. But I don't believe you need either of these for the amp. The amp should be direct wired to batt and gnd (aside from an inline fuse and maybe a cap) The amp should be wired to the deck using (Again if I can remember.. been a few years) the rca style pre-outs and I believe a blue(?) signal wire. I could be mistaken.. blue may also be dimmer off many harnesses. - which you don't need.

It's been many years since I put my amp in.. so I could be a little off.
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yea i know the blue wire is the one that turns the amp on and off with the car but i cant figure it out
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RS_OBD'oh_2 wrote:The amp should be direct wired to batt and gnd (aside from an inline fuse and maybe a cap) The amp should be wired to the deck using (Again if I can remember.. been a few years) the rca style pre-outs and I believe a blue(?) signal wire. I could be mistaken.. blue may also be dimmer off many harnesses. - which you don't need.
Blue with a white stripe actually. Dimmer is just pure blue, IIRC
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Nd4SpdSe wrote:
RS_OBD'oh_2 wrote:The amp should be direct wired to batt and gnd (aside from an inline fuse and maybe a cap) The amp should be wired to the deck using (Again if I can remember.. been a few years) the rca style pre-outs and I believe a blue(?) signal wire. I could be mistaken.. blue may also be dimmer off many harnesses. - which you don't need.
Blue with a white stripe actually. Dimmer is just pure blue, IIRC


Well... SOOOOOOORRRRRRRRYYYYYYY. It's been 5 years since I messed with my amp. :freak:
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hahaha So I need to tie into the power of which wire? :S
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xSocialx wrote:hahaha So I need to tie into the power of which wire? :S
C'mon, man. There's 2 threads just a few down from this one; "Stereo Wiring"
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